American English pronunciation
How to pronounce ornate
IPA transcription: [ɔɹ'neɪt]
Pronunciation variants: [ɔɹ'neɪt][ɚ'neɪt]
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Adjective
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marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; ; -John Milton
“a flowery speech”
“ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato”
Usage examples
- The biggest bedroom had a small, ornate fireplace on one wall which had seen recent use judging by the ashes crumbling in the grate.
- Ornately clothed and headdressed woman rides an ivory colored horse in an indoor arena
- The biggest bedroom had a small, ornate fireplace on one wall which had seen recent use judging by the ashes crumbling in the grate.
- Small lateral towers were forged out of iron, as was the ornate main portal.
- The biggest bedroom had a small, ornate fireplace on one wall which had seen recent use judging by the ashes crumbling in the grate.
- The biggest bedroom had a small, ornate fireplace on one wall which had seen recent use judging by the ashes crumbling in the grate.
- The biggest bedroom had a small, ornate fireplace on one wall which had seen recent use judging by the ashes crumbling in the grate.
- The specific snails they eat are of the "Tornatellides" genus.
- The biggest bedroom had a small, ornate fireplace on one wall which had seen recent use judging by the ashes crumbling in the grate.
- The biggest bedroom had a small, ornate fireplace on one wall which had seen recent use judging by the ashes crumbling in the grate.